Improvement in cooking-stoves



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Improvement in Cooking-Stoves.y

Patented May 16, 1871.

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N0. 114,788; Patented May16,1871.

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'titte atari BENJAMIN FITZHUGH, OFFREDERIOK, MARYLANDV Letters Patent No. 114,788, dated May 16 1871.

IMPROVEMENT iN ACOOKING-STOVES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent: and making part of the same.

To .all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMN G. 'Fr'.rznuen, of Frederick, in the conntyof Frederick and Statevof Maryland, have invented anew and useful Improve- Ament in Cook-Stoves; and I do hereby declare theV f same; and

` Figure 3, sheet 1, is a detached view of part of the same.

Figure 4, sheet 2, is a vertical section in line a: ze, fig; 2.

vFigure 5, sheet 2, is a front elevation vshowing one portion of my improvement.

Figure 6, sheet 2, is a detached view of part ofthe same.

- Like lettersof reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

The natureof my invention consists in the arrangement in a coo'kfstove of partly permanent and partly removable partitions, in such a manner that the entire cook-stove may be used or only half of it, as will hereinafter be more fully described; also, in an arrangement ofV dampersto facilitate the use of but one-half v0f the cook-stove, and in a peculiar sad-iron stand,

constructed with reference to the peculiar construction of thestove.

-In the drawing- A mayi represent the fire-place;

B, the oven; and

O, the -ue surrounding the same, of' any ordinary cook-stove.

.Disthe partition, of sheet-iron or any other suitable material, dividing thevliue C into two parts, being'permanen'tly attached to the cook-stove in its center, as-shown in fig. 2. This partition may be.

made in one piece and secured in the stove when the .same is put together, or it may be made in separate pieces when my improvement is to be attachedto a cook-stove. already in use.

E isa similar partition, but made removable, and dividing the lire-place A into two equal spaces from the top plate of the stove to the grate.

.F is a similar partition, provided with a handle, G, and divides the. oven' into two equal chambers by being placed in the same, as shown in the drawing. Its

" Vstraight ends are bent at right angles to form flanges f, which,l fitting closely on the front and rear walls of the oven, hold the partition securely in the same.

H is the dampenby means of' which the products of combustion are made to pass etherdireotlyinto flue C or int-o the down-fines at the'v back of the stove.

I are dampers, Whiohmay be either .made stationary in the same manner as damper H, or removable, as show-n in the drawing.

Then but one-half ofthe stove is used the damper I, on the side of the stove not used, is placed in position as shown Ain figs. 2 and 4. By this means the heat in the compartment ofthe stove not used is'prevented from passing into the down-flue, and, the dainper H being closed, cannot escape through ue O, but is confined to the space under the stove-plate and to the oven; and thus the heat, which otherwisewould spread over the entire side of the stove not used and pass out through the lines, is retained and may be utilized.

J is a sad-iron stand, made preferably of sheet-iron, although itmay be cast or otherwise formed. It con'- sists of an open three-sided box, the bottom of which extends beyond its sides sufficiently' to enable it to be' set over the ash-box in front of the grate when the doors K are opened. Its front side is provided 'with slots L, extending from the top to near the bottom, and it is closed, on top by a removable lid or plate, M.

When placed in position, as shown in figs. 1 and 5,'

sad-irons may be `placed in the slots L, .as shown, their under side being held against the tire in the grate and their handles extending out through 'the slots. By removing the lid M the sad-irons may be placed in or removed from the stand without danger of burning tothe hand of the person handling them. If but one side of the' stove is used, the heat passing into the side of the lire-place not' used will be suiicient to heat sad-irons placed against it.

It will be readily understood that when the partitions E and F areplacedin position as shown in the drawing, and a lire be kindled in one space of the fireplace only-for instance, the left onethe heat'and products of combustion will pass through the left space of tlue 0 only, and only heat the left compartment ofthe divided oven. When, however, the partitions E-and F are removed, the entire oven will be heated, and the whole surface of the stove can be used,the partition D being operative to divide the stove only when used in combination with the parti-4 tions E and-fF. o

The partition D, being permanent, serves also greatly tostrengthen the stove, supporting the top plate over the oven and the oven itself. In this way only one-half the stove need be used whenever only little cooking is to be done, and thus a great 'saving in fuel is elected.

4`One great advantage of my improvement is its adaptability to cook-stoves now in use, as the partitions can be made very cheaply and arranged in the stove at a very small expense.

Having thus described my invention,

I do not claim, broadly, the division of a oook-stove into two independent portions or parts, as I am Well aware that this has been done before; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The permanent partition D and the removable lVitnesses:

EDM. F. BROWN, ALEX. A. O. KLAUoKn. 

